ABSTRACT
For scholars in some disciplines, the matter appears to be, in part at least, the extent to which advocating for children's rights within digital environments can create a set of aspirations to meet the interests of children. The messiness of the law means that there are often inconsistencies in how law oppresses people, including children. However, this way of looking at law does place many cautions in the path of those who believe that it might offer some way through the maze. Digital communication behaviour thus may shift the boundaries of how legal judgments are to be made about children and young people's decision-making capacity. Skateboarding is one example of an activity that young people engage in and in doing so occupy urban spaces in ways that challenge established norms about the use of space and which by the nature of those activities often 'annoy' others.
